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RINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. Th is celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. mold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; b a y the Agents in the p r i nc i pal towns in England ; or wh o l esale t 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded w Kinah , m's LL Whisky." TrUE IMPERIAL ASSOCIATION CREDIT , Limit capital subscribed, X 5,000,000, ia ed. Paid u 100,000 s h ares of .£5O each. p, 45(0,000, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. JOHN CHAPKAN Es, Xenophon Balli, Esq. , i Chaq.r Chairman. les Belson, E sq, E. J. Coleman, Ksq. G. G. Macph ersin, Esq. Mr. Ald erman Duin, H. Poly, Bart. J ames Dickson Epq. Sir J. W. Scholefield, Esq„ M.P. I'. D. D a d ow, Esq. Sir S. I). Scott, Part. .T. 0. Hanson, Esq. IL D. Seymour, Esq., 31. P. 9. liarford, Esq. Joseph Thornton, Esq. cr'. P. Ifolroyd, Esq F. G. Westmorland, Es 4. J. G. nomere, Kan • Alfred Wilson, Esq. Ca Pt. J• Gilbert-463t0n. Zarifi, Esq. The Banrof En BANKERS. land. The Agra and Masterman's Bank, Liml!ed. The Bank of London. The Union Bank of London. tiir W. Miles, Bart., and Co., Bristol. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Ed wards and Co., and Messrs. Ashurst, Morris, and CO. MANAGERS. henry J. Barker, Esq., and T. Fraser Sande, Esq. Thi s Association receives m oney on deposit at man notice, and for fixed periods, on terms to be agreed upon ; makes advances on approved securities, and effects purchases and sales of stocks, shares, and debentures ; negotiates loans, and under takes general financial business. CO Mmunications io be addressed to the Managers. By order. W. C. WIN TERBOTTOM, Secretary. TEMPOR ARY OFFICES. Crosby House 96, Bishopgate-street Within. INDUSTRIAL COMPANY OF Into CE NTRAL ITALY (Li m it e d ). rporated under " The Companies Act, 1862," with liacillty. C apital 4250,000, i n 25,000 shares of £lO each, of which 16,000 De posit on a have been already p l aced. application £l, and on allotment £1 peg share. No call to exceed £2, or to be made at less intervals than three months. DIRECTORS. Thomas Samuel Cntbill, Es(4.. 13. Gresham-street, E.C. Charles Ilentrey, Esq , 17. Pall-Mall, W. John To Y. Noak , l4, Esq. (Messrs. J. T. and W. Noakes), Southwark -street, Borough, S.E William Quilter, Esq. (Messrs. Quilter, Ball, and Co.), Moor gate-street, E.C. William Dallison Starlincr. E q., Director of the London and Northern Bank, Laurence Pountney-hill, E.C. George Wythes, Esq., jun., Bickley Park, Bromley, Kent. v 1 ith power to add to their number. IiSANAGING DIRECTOR IN ITALY. George Ilenfrey, Esq., C.E. BANKERS. The Agra and Masterman'a Bank (Limited), NiehOlas-lane, London, E.C. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Janson, Cobb, and Pearson, 4, Basinghall-st., E.C. STANDING COUNSEL IN ITALY. Il Signor Cav, Chiapusso, Advocate, Turin, Member of the Italian Parliament. BROKERS. Messrs. To zer and Quilter, 5, Copthall-court, Throgmorton street, London, E.C. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Alr. Charles I. C. Crocker. TEMPORARY OFFICES. The Vestry House, Laurence Pountney-hill, London, B.C. PROSPECTUS 4, 1\10 country in the world presents more opportunities for ""e alva ntageous employment of c a pit a l t h an Italy, it ab ounds in mineral and agricultural wealth, and has a iarge Po p ul ation, affording a n a b un d ance of cheap labour, and only VPlequires the appli ca ti on o f capital, on the joint-stock prin e, and English enterprise to develops and render produc we lb; Zr eat natural resources. This Company is formed to provide the requisite means for ti.:cvelopino• industrial undertakings of undeniable commer cml value' rtchThe business of the Company will be commenced by the ase and working of extensive and valuable deposits of 'worked ativ ulphur, situate , n the Romagna, which are now being with considerable profit, and are in the immediate ~ Icig hbourhood o f t h e productive sulphur mines of the Zolognee Company, which for several years realised profits aVeraLlog• 33 per c en t . per annum on the capital employed. Tile mines intended to be wor ..ed by this C ompany are con tiguous to the Ce n t ra l I talian Railway, and within a few `ru nes of good seaports, and they have been thoroughly in apected and investigated by independent and reliable practi cal men, specially sent over by theDirectorsfbr that purpose, arid tueir reports, which can be seen at the office of the Com pany, enable the Directors to state with confidence that a net annwil profit of from 15 to 25 per cent. on the capital em- Ployed may be fairly anticipated. Under their advice a provisimal agreement has been en tered into for the purchase of the whole of the concessions of These mines, together with all rights and privileges, and Plant thereto attached, for the sum of £89,000. The sulphur, 'hen sniel'ed, being subject to a sma ll royalty of about sd. Per quintal. Not more than half the capital of th e C ompany will be re quired for the purchase and d eve l o p men t of the sulphur fi neslni ; conseq uen tl y, it i s not proposed to call up more than 4 A ver s ar e un til ot h er un d ertakings are entered upon. „ a pr., of of the confidence felt by the venders in the suc- Zessiul working* of these mines, they have consented to take -,` 'rlY onll their purchase money in shares, on which „,'“ey are not to receive interest or dlvidend until 10 per cent. ver annum has bpaid on the capital employed. OgeesN't) promotion money, or other similar charge, has been or paid in respeA f the formation of this Company. y inforrnaion may be obtained at the Temporary e lae of the Co m p any, where copies of the re orts, and the of and articles of association may be seen. .., A PPlica.tion for shares must be made in the annexed form, 1 1 be sent to the Bankers, Brokers, or to t' , e Temporary o " t ',Fy , of the Company, accompanied by the required deposit ~,.„1 Per share, and in cases where no allotment is made the t aunt of deposits paid on application will be returned in FORA OP APPLICATION FOR SHARES. No (To be left w ith t h e Bankers.) ...... To the Directors of the Industrial Company of Central Italy (Limited). Vestry House, Laurence Pountney-hill, London. ,ntlemen,— 11 swing" pto the Agra and Masterman's Ila on '' K (I , mited), the sum aid being £l. er share de shares, I req ues t you to allot me that number s of Italy£lo (Limited), and I agree to become a member of the Com- I.',lfly, to accept such shares, or any iess number that you may oi me, to pay a further sum of £1 per share on aliotment, ay well as all su b sequent calls, and to sign the Articles of Association when required. I also authorise you to have my rur me placed o n th e Register of Shareholders for the number of shares allotted to me. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full .......... . ........ Occupation ........................... UAddress in full .................... sual,sligB67.ture .................. Dated the day of TILE MERCHANT BANKING COMPANY OF LONDON (Limited), _ IINVITE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE CAPITAL OF THE isRITISH AND NETHERLANDS INDIA BANK (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1812, which limits the liability of each shareholder to the amount of his Shares. Capital, Two Millions, in 40,000 shares of £5O each. It is First issue, 20.000 s h ares. preposed not to call up more than £l2 10s. per share. Deposit, £1 per share, and £4 on allotment. No call to exceed £2 per share, and three months' interval between each call. DIRECTORS. and Co., Lond on. Charles Butler, Esq., of the late fir m of 11, and J. John s t on Alexander Fraser, Esq., London, of Maclaine, Watson, and Co., Batavia. A. Hector, Esq., of A. Hector awl Co., London and Bagdad. James Al`Master, Esq., Director of the Merchant Bankine- Company. Robert M'Kerrell, Esq., 45, Inverness-terrace, of Szott and Co., Mauritius. John Paterson, Esq., Chairman of the Standard Bank of British South Africa. Jo hn Torrance, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank. BANKERS. The Alliance Bank, London, Liverpool, and Manchester. Uerchant Banking Company of London, Cannon-street. BROKERS. Messrs. J, and J. Whitehead, 8, Moorgate-street, SECRETARY, PRO TEL B. W. Ball, Esq. OFFICES. Merchant Banking Company of London, 28, Cannon-street. PPEcTITS. Although within the past few years considerable addition ' l as been made to tha banking capital of our great Eastern Dssessions. it must still be admitted that in India, China, J apan, and Australia, as well as in the Eastern Archipelago 4enerally, business has grea , ly outrun existing banking ac .,C°l/IModation, and the necessity again presses hard and rVere upon trade in these parts for greatly increased mono ',try facilities. ,To meet this necessity in some measure, the British and ANetherlands India Bank is established; and, a though it takes mowers in its Articles of Association to enter upon any por tion of the wide field before it, not only in India, China, and A ustralia, but also in the Eastern Archipelago, yet its first °Aerations will be directed to those parts which have been c hiefly neglected by the newly-created kindred insiitut p lo r n e s s .. A Chief among these fields in India will be the Madras f t rneY, and some estimate may be formed of its value when statcd that the import and export trade of Southern India " 4, e more than doubled within the last five years, and the tXtension of the railway system to that portion of Asia and the application of European capital to the development of its treat resources, as a coffee, cotton, and tea growing territory, „4/e increased its productive power to such extent that a ',,,reat addition of banking capital is absolutely necessary to ',wet the legitimate requirements of commerce. andl'he Britiah and Netherlands India Bank will also, without % time, estab'ish branches in China, Japan, and Batavia, E ank arr angements are contemplated with an Australian to by which its operations will likewise be e ff ectually ex uded to that field. Int a profitable i nves t men t the Briti s h an d N etherlands / 4 - 4,`a Bank offers a very desirable opportunity. It will corn exi'ee Operations under promises of very valuable and most „, ,esve support ; and at a time hen the joint-stock prin of bankine• is penetrating with new ease . every part of t n -'e rich fiel depresented in the East, it wi 1 participateEi in that very lucrative business which was once the repoly of native discounters. and ; 1 / 4 Y ri d ta e k se e ri n Ption of exchange banking business will also by the British and Netherlands India Bank, a , 4 1 e i r t s 1.1 constitute a peculiar feature of the Company, ce th ra t tltiniatactory securities it will issue credits to produ , ow ! a. ' v nch lar,n- commissions . are made to the bank. t he oppro.naotion money will be given in the establishment .. of oYnenseq ,thsh and Netherlands India Bank. The preliminary Will be confined to necessary disbursem ts. I,rite re muneration of the Directors lett to the shareholders. obter Peetuses and forms of application for shares may be tied of the Brokers, Bankers, and at the Temporary Z.2 ( :53 of the Company; but no apolleation for shares will be :`,ili!ndered unless a der.osit of LI per share has been pre ,',u!alY ',aid to the Bankers of the Company. Articles of Association can be seen at the Offices of the OPany. bell!11 the event o f no allotment being made the deposit will be e r aen without dedu c ti on ; and ould the nu m b er allotted sw t se t a h v a p n l itehde town r b d e a r t a h p 6 p a l i m e d o u f n o r t , payment in excess FOll3l OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES, To be retained by the Bankers. N 0,, ., T o the Directors of the British and Netherl Inds India Bank Gentlem en (Limited). 4 ,—Haying paid to y ur Bankers the sum of being a deposit of £1 per share on shares in ttlille.,abov'e Company, I hereby request that you will al ot me 1,4°:,,, nunaber, and I agree to beco.na a,rnember of the Corn be,;'Y In 'respect of such shares, or in respect of any less num q` You may allot me ; and to pay on allotment the further m aybe of £fr per share thereon, sad I request that my name placed the Register of Members tor the shares so allotted. on Name in fu11............... Re5idence.................... Profession or business ........ ........... . Date . .................... Second Edition, Corrected and Revised, post free 7d., in cloth 13d., rinHE TEETH; a Practical Treatise, with the M.. best means of restoring them when defective or lost. By A. ESKELL, Esq., Surgeon-Dentist, 8. Grosvenor-street , Grosvenor. square. " It really contains all th at is ne cessary relative t o th e good keeping; of he mou It and teeth, and d eserves the serious consideration of all who adequately regard their health, comfort, and appearance."—The Sun, May 4, 1861. "We can commend this little brochure on a subject unon Which everybody takes au inte rest. " — Medical June 5, 1861. tothotsheewvhao Wish to pre serve t e h ca e ir n tech, reem and e lo itsth perusalose who know — Daily News, ,June 22, 1861. London Clements, Little rulteney-street. N°. 22,492. IN what " Happy L an d" can I se e you after the "Opera?" I only know of One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT &ARDEN, my dear fellow! rr " PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER VIES GEN ERALL Y To BE RAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and 11. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell OP Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67. Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing, the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. VURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTF, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First•class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrooms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and ' , are publishing. an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm ^able engravings of every description of Furniture and Leasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gtatis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised eale:— A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring househ3ld furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester. Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde. Plymouth, Wells. Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Aiban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Ewa COBBETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptford bridge, London. S.F. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAIL -01-110.WAY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND Circular to Bondolders of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway. NEW YORK SECTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the sum set apart for the redemption of Bonds under the operation of the Sinking Fund, has been applied to the purchase of the under mentioned Bonds of the New York Section of the slid Com pany, viz.:— Bonds, Nos. 57, 108, 343, 419, 424, 602, 667, 668, eight Dols. Bonds of 1,000 dollars each B,OOO Bonds, Nos. 873, 917, 1,090, 1,156, four Bonds of 500 dollars each • • • • MEMO 2,003 10,000 And that the Bonds, together with the half-yearly Coupons or Interest Warrants, from January 1, 1855, to July I, 1879, both inclusive, attached to each of said Bonds respectively, have been this day cancelled by the undersigned John Henry Grain, of London, Notary Public. SAMUEL GURNEY, JNO. P. KENNARD, I Trustees. CHAS. 3IOZLEY, London, July 21, 1864. J. H. GRAIN, Notary Public. V.R.-TOWER, SALE OF STORES.—By Order of the SECRE TARY of STATE for WAR, Mr. GEORGE Srir,ratAx will Sell, by Publi . Auction, in the Tower, on TUESDAY, the 2nd August, 1861, at 11 o clock in the forenoon precisely, the following Stores : Fire Engines. Tents, circular. Blanket Covers. Coppers. Waterproof Greatcoats. Accoutrements. Ranges, with ovens and I Tools, var boilers. 1 Old Iron and Steel. May be viewed at the Tower, from 10 to 4 o'clock, the three days previous to the day of sale; and catalogues may be had at the War-office, Pall-mail; the Tower ; and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. VINTAGE WINE COMPANY, Importers of Spanish and other Wines, 14, Bloomsbury-sheet, London, Four Doors South of New Oxford-street. The Vintage Comida Sherry, Golden The Vintage Xeres Ditto, Pale The Vintafre Port, No. i .. 20s. „ The Vintage Port, No. 1* 24s. „ The Vintaize Port, No. 5, fine rich old 355. „ The Vintage Claret 135. „ The Vintage Beaujolais, recommended The Vintage Champagne, quarts „ pints lss. „ The Vintage Bock, sparkling, ve( y choice 36s. „ The Vint Lge Burgundy, sparkling superb 4os. „ The Vintage East india Sherry The Vintage A montiliado, the choicest imported 565. „ Fine ~ld Cognac. Liquors, Spirits. &c. THE VINTAGE ALMANACK, with price list and medical and clerical testimonials, sent post free. See 30) opinions of the press. 14, Bloomsbury-street. N. W. BODGES, Secretary. QOHO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring. Freehold or Leasehold Property, or having: Business and Houses to be dispose I of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES ➢ZURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street, Soho. W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. ESSRS. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., beg respectfully to inform their patron , that in conse quence of the approaching termination of the season, and the arrangements they have made for the early receipt of their Autumn novelties, they have determined to offer the bummer portion of their valuable stock at a very great diminution in price. With this intention, they have carefully revised the goods im the various departments specially to effect such a redu..tion, and offer them for sa e this day (July Ist) throughout the month and during August. Messrs. Howell, James, and Co., respectfully solicit an early inspection. 5,7, 9, Regent-street, Pall Mall. BED•ROOM CANDLES. "PRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop Crease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each, are recommendei as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 38 candles for one shilling, inte n d e d f or use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle _ticks I o fit thin candles, is. and 2s. 6d. each; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET SOAPS.' Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SHERWOODOLE " Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. eaosuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled hot " Price's Patent," from 6d. tles, 6d. and ls. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. Wholesale by Price s Patent Candle Company (Limited), London. PRIZE ME D A L.-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER dr CO., Wax Chandlers, &c., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLAIMED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, _I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. .. • • • • .. 2s. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. •• Is. sd. per lb. Second quality •• •• • • .. Is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. .. • • • • .. is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-Square. Manufactory_ Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment, in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar THE PLANET JUPITER. when magnified 250 times with the NEW £5 TELESCOPE, appears seven times as large as the moon is to thenaked eye ; and the other planetary bodies proportionately. It will also distinguish the face of a sheep and features of a man four miles, shot marks upon a target two miles, and time by a church clock 10 miles. This instrument is guaranteed in writing to per form the whole of the above, and to be equal in the most im portant respects to telescopes costing £7O. It has a 3 inch superior achromatic object glass, two eyepieces, dm., with portable metal tripod stand with jointed claw feet. Persons are invited to apply for a diagram with other particulars, and eight sheets of testimonials from scientific and other gentle men, including Lord posse. Sent free by book post —S. and B. SOLOMON S, 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly. Powerful small pocket t e le scopes, opera, race, field, and general out door glasses. TE ET H. -.I MPROVED MECHANICAL DENTlSrßy.—Professional abilities and great artistic skill have been most successfully combined in the production of AiITIFICIIII. T MILT it upon a new principle. The real value of the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional assistance by c:nslilting Mr. AL isERT, 34, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury. whose experience has enabled him to effect such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial means, and which are so paifectly efficient. > 4. i ~~~ d .l r=";r: ---` ,e'---------C_ ~--ii,, • . : . • , ,-* :,,,',..', -,•• • - / s ..,.• --...,--, • ..i.jll: - .7 . 4 ... . „ ...,..x.* ~ • - li./..-,.. 1 t, ~N e..5.......6 4 1, . %VI • . 7 , .. \„:4..v., ~., .,4 1 )0 1 ~.1, 40 , • . ... i v, ,-! . ...,,,, 4 . ••• 0 '..'': , ~...'•: , .- 3 , .1' ;!fC • s i" .. ' s> .> .. n - ;41, , ,7t1'..c., :1- ....... r.... : - ' ''.e: - :- ~.. • ,••• ~5 . 3• • , ,* .7 410,4„ ..0-,,, 0... ,..... ,,,:. _ , ~, tot \S** ,‘:- .‘s " : , L • 5 ,3 1ra7,1 ,414. IA ;,.,..._ ,t, 'b i0hi., .....,...t. - 1 1 ,,, .L A t t. 41. "•',0 4. 3 4 ,...• ''' :,I .f. :'•,',. 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AP 4 4l ' i l e ,- - It S c 6'l ! r'l4, f7A ‘ 4, 4 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. •f'il 11 Sir,—For the information and satisfaction of the public, who are evidently so much interested in .th , e welfare of the poor man Cooper, who was encl.. dentally shct on Thursday last at the Wimbledor butts, I beg you will be so good as to allow me ti 3 convey through your columns an authentic accoux of his present condition, more particularly as I hos .r and see so many erroneous statements of him. A penetrating wound of the cavity of the cla , :st must always be a very serious affair, but it by no means necessarily follows that because a man iv. cei yes a wound of this or any other cavity of ti e body by to rifle bullet, the aperture of whose en trance and exit shall be opposite, that the intervea ing contained organs are invariably completely penetrated. So much depends upon a variety of circumstances connected both with the position of the individual firing, as we:l as of the tn;f.n who is shot, which aro well understood hy all exporia eneed military surgeons, and duly taken into consideration before venturing to pronounce au definite prognosis as to the probable issue of the wound. no Wounded Guardsman at Now, in this case, if the bullet had transfixed the intervening structures which exist between the anterior and posterior parts of the chest, the most important structures of the .left lung would have been wounded, as also some part of the heart itself, and only a fatal result could be anticiptted. Such, however, in my Opinion, after a careful examination, and taking every circumstance into consideration, was not, the course of the bullet, and I ventured to pronounce that the poor fellow's chance was by no, means so hopeless, lam happy to feel daily more confirmed in that view, but, unfortunately, ,he future results of the accident may, I fear, be much complicated by the fact that the bullet still remains, no attempt haying been made to extract it from its reported position is front of the chest after :Jae first receipt of the injury. The man is blessed with an unimpaired constitu tion, and his temperament is most favourable, which no doubt will servo him hereafter ; but if he has this to be thankful for, and the hairbreadth escape of sudden death which, under Providence, he has had, how much must he ever feel indebted, if he should ultimately recover, to the humane and anxious solicitude of Lord and Lady Elcho, who have bee , l so unceasing in every effort to provide for I . .is smallest comfort ? And I can but feel that 'cue remembrance of this must always be a deep source of gratitude to every soldier of the Brigade of Guards, so many of whom have been associated with these annual Volunteer meetings, and now express so much sympathy for the sufferings of their wounded comrade.--I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN WYATT, Surgeon-Major, Coldstream Guards. Guards' Hospital, Vincent-square, July 2L The Danish Question, 'Under the title of "La France et Earop.e,'' the. Pays publishes another article, warning the two German Powers not to imagine themselves at liberty to dispose es they please of the Danish prod vinces. The late debates in the English Parliament on the diplomatic documents published in Londcra, but repudiated by the three Northern Sovereigns, show that all parties in England are of opinion that for the advancement of progress and civilise. , tion and for the maintenance of peace, the union between France and England should be made more and more intimate :—" And let no mistake be made in the matter," says the writer," when on both side 4 of the Channel an intimate alliance and a cordial understanding are spoken of, it is not in view IA a material war, to be made and carried on in com mon with cannons and muskets. No one anticipates anything of the sort. It is in view of common efforts to bo combined in favour of civilisation, peace, and liberty. Civilisation, peace, and liberty appear to still have in old Europe stubborn and incorrigible adversaries who concert together to irape,de their normal development, and the cslm and legitimate expansion of those principles. Well, the statesmen of Freak, aea laad eey tr ita lcaeue that tne pro.. jests directed against, liberty are without danger an, tee day when the two great Western Powezr.,,, which are at the head of the nations, labour gether for the general prosperity er.d for The emancipation of humanity. Whilst in both hotlties of the British Parliament the Ministerial mem bers, as well as those of the Opposition, recog nise the value and utility of the Anglo French alliance, the Ambassadors and Minister of the Northern Courts and of the Governments of Ger many make energetic protestations of their lively sympathy for the Court of the Tuileries. All the Cabinets of the European continent make it their duty to declare that they attach the greatest price to remaining in harmony with the Cabinet of Paris. They assure that Government of their ardent desire to live in the best intelligence with it, and affirm that never a hostile thought nor a warlike inclina tion had entered their minds. In a word, if all do not seek the alliance with France with the same eagerness, because all do not follow the same liberal and progressive, pacific, and civilising career, all at least endeavour to reaesure her as to their feelings and intentions; all prove clearly the high esteem in which they hold her, and the extreme confidence which they accord to her. We may be allowed to eulogise the Emperor's Government for those results which spring from the wisdom and moderation it has shown in the question of the Duchies. France has not to trouble herself materially either about the plans more or less contrary to right and equity which Auetria and Prussia appear to pursue with the complicity of Russia relative to Denmark. Those prejeets do not affect us directly; they interest infinitely more the Diet, whose authority they suppress, and the Con. federation, whose dissolution they prepare. The Emperor's Government, cannot, however, remain indifferent to acts which at the same time shock the old and the new public law—to a violence which no longer belongs to the present age, and which re veals a spirit of conquest so contrary to modern manners—and to diplomatic arrangements which attest the intention of opposing the pacific and regular advance of ideas of progress and civilise. tion. Those are tendencies and facts to be re. gretted, and are too much in opposition to the requirements of peace and the principles of liberty of our times for the chastisement not to follow the fault, since he who sows the storm must of necessity reap the whirlwiad. France of 1789 and of 1864 must disapprove by her language of such tendencies and such facts, in order to show clearly that she y belongs to yo ung E urope , an d no t t o the old, and this she does with th e mo d era tion and disinterested ness which characterise her present policy. The f position rora the whichcontrast the Courtbetween o f thisthe disinterestednessTuileries has deriveda n d hurry into moderation a and career the egotism andam other Powers,b ambition which to that Government at th e p resent ni nnaent an im mense place er of political ascenda nc y , and a considerabl e mora l t pla libfr•ty." at the serv i ce of un i 4 influence. 'feet asc endancy an influe nce i t i s which violence she will roipllkgnroewss and bovir rue to aotn Bcouicceulffeebrnaatlel,BvreotetaoiniSlvt eesxt,pnireeadr Wakefield,D E ATO OF MRS. WO OD, THE VOCALIST.—This Thursday ere la sh s e t had resided for the last 12 months, Mrs Wood had reti re d f r om public life for Lanny years, and devoted her talents to the teaching of music at Leeds. It was at the national theatres, Drury -1 me and Cov e nt-g ar d en , th a t M rs W oo d , as Miss Paton, fi rst won hcr great fame as a v oca li s t, and. gained a hold upon the admiration cf the public which never ceased until her filial retirement from the stage. Her 2 epep toire, when her fame became established, extended through the whole range of English opera, in which there was scarcely a piece which she did not adorn by her attractive vocalisation and dramatic talents. It was in the zenith of her reputation as a vocalist that she was married to Lord William Lennox. The union, however, did rot prove a happy one, and no very long time elapsed before a separa tion, followed by a divorce, took place. She subsequently married Mr Wool, himself a vocalist ciconsiderable talent. As Mrs Wood she continued to maintain the high position she had achieved as the first of English female vocalists, gradually contracting her public ongagentents, h owever , runtilesid residence fi a T 1 k 7 i t i ret front ired the state, sited, for several took up her years. She afterwards removed to Leeds, where, as already stated, she occupied the position of a teacher of music, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1864. Now ready all at the Libraries, in 3 vols., 11/1 A. T TI E. A STRAY. .111_ By the Author of "No Church," "Owen: A Waif," &c. " There is great ability in this book."—Spectator. " A very attractive, interesting, and naturally told tale. It well sustains the author's high reputation." —Sun, Hurst and Blacke t, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 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Patron—Her Most Gracious Majez , ,ty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WA LE S,K.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCL EUCII, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. The numerous and urgent appeals of the sick poor for ad mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged t,) treat as out-patients many distres4ing cases which. with more adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the wards. The premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 beds. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on voluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masrerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ;Drummond and Co. ; 'Terries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote. and C o . ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W dliams, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gurney, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street Masterman and Co. ; I. Barned. and Co., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital, from 10 till 5. STANFORD S, SUITE( seoretary. Important military Rifle Competition. Although the National Rifle Association struck its flag at Wimbledon on Saturday evening, and returned with a well filled treasury chest to headquarters in Pall-mall East, the prize list this year was so very lengthened that there was one important competition which could not be fitted into the proceedings of the past fortnight. It therefore re mained over till this week, and must last some days before it can be decided. The prize in question is one of £lOO, given by General the Marquis of Tweeddale, for military rifles carrying 550 ammunition. With a view of attracting the best weapons in either class the money offered was di vided as follows—Xso open to muzzle-loaders, and £5O open to breech-loaders, the latter tender being accompanied with a notification that where any of the breech-leading rifles a system that could be n it was desirable that a a c o p p m l e e d t i n to g a w x is r t e i n c g o n a e s r t r v u i c c a t ed rifles,tt con verted service rifle should be tried. It will be seen at once, in the present unsettled state of the small-arms question, what importance attaches to a double competition of this nature, open to all gunmakers, except those whose weapons have smaller bores than were hitherto thought consistent with the military service. The conditions under which the contest took place were well calculated to test the qualifications of the respective rifles. The Council of the association waived the preference which they them selves entertain for machine rests, and allow the competitors to shoot with any other description of rest and in any posi tion which they might select. The rifles were all required to be full stocked, not to exceed 911 b in weight, having metal ramrods and military sights, with a 61b pull of trigger; mechanically fitting ramrods were prohibited. To prevent any arrangement of a private nature allowing one or two competitors to walk over the ground, the conditions stipu lated that in each of the competitions there should be at least three entries representing three different systems, otherwise the match would not proceed. The proceedings yesterday commenced at an early hour and lasted ---, with an interrup ties caused by heavy showers, until close en 7 o'clock. In the afternoon theatmosphere of Wimbledon entirely changed its character from that which was presented last week. The tropical heat which then necessitated a resort to cap covers y disappeared, and i a n nd ita al a l t m ea a d nn a e a r t o r f a e n s g ol d in am g p dri w n i ks nd co b m le p w le u tel P and partly across the range, rendering an overcoat by no means an undesir able possession. For each of the prizes several well-known inventors and gunmakers had entered their names, and the order of proceeding, which was similar at both the ranges, was as follows—Each competitor, or the marksman selected to act for them, fired 100 rounds continuously at 550 yards, as fast as he could load and fire, the officer in charge timing the number of rounds per minute, and taking note of all the misses as well as hits. After this test of rapidity of firing the target was panted afresh, and from the same rifle, with out being cleaned, and without reference to the time occu pied in aiming, 10 shots were fired to test the accuracy of the weapon, which was then handed over to the council for safe keeping. Capt. Page, Adjutant of the London Scottish, and executive officer of the National Rifle Association, had charge of the range at which the muzzle loaders were tested. Capt. Knight, musketry instructor to 3d Depot Battalion, Chatham, superintended the breech loading competition. The most remarkable feature in the day's proceedings was the performance of the Whitworth rifle in the hands of Mr Leace. In his 100 rounds, which were fired in the incre dibly short space of 24 min. 35 sec., being at the rate of rather more than 4 shots a minute, the following were the results achieved, to the astonishment of the spectators:— Bull's •eyes, 34 ; centres, 10 ; outers, 23 ; ricochets, 1; misses, 2 ; total marks, 304. That is to say, that a muzzle loading gun, fired from a stand representing the ordinary sand-bag rest, with shot after shot poured in so rapidly that taking aim seemed out of the question, actually made a score better than that achieved by any breech loading rifle tried in the course of the day, besides pressing them all closely in point of time. The rifle with which Mr. Leace shot was a short large bore Whitworth, and the perfect preparation of all his appliances was only less remarkable than the suc cess attending his efforts. The next muzzle loader tried was the Turner rifle. It completed its 100 rounds in 41 min. 2 sec., and the score which it made was as follows.— Bull's-eyes, 9; centres, 32; outers, 30; ricochet, 0; misses, 29; total marks, 191. Unlike the Whitworth rifle, with which a prepared cartridge was used, the Turner rifle was loaded with loose powder from a flask. The next name upon the list was that of Mr Boucher, whose peculiar disc bullet has given rise to much controversy in print and elsewhere. The shooting of this rifle was accordingly watched with much interest, but something evidently went wrong with it internally, for over 20 of the bullets in their course gave out a very uncertain sound, and the following score was considered so unsatisfactory by Mr Boucher himself that he withdrew from participation in the future stages of the contest :—Bull's-eyes, 2, centres, 3; outers, 10; ricochets 3; misses, 82; total marks, 37. In the shots which were separately fired with a view to determine the accuracy of the different weapons the follow ing were the scores respectively :—Whitworth, 29, Turner, 26, Boucher, 4. At the range immediately adjoining the trial of small bores proceeded simultaneously. That known as Green's was the first taken up. Of its 100 rounds, which were completed in 21 minutes, the following produce was recorded :—Bull's eyes, 4 ; centres, 11; outers, 26 ; ricochets, 6 ; misses, 50 ; total marks, 110. The number of nfssfires being considered an important element in the performance of breech loaders, note was taken of the fact that there were three such with this weapon in the firing of the 100 rounds. Henry's rifle, using cartridges carrying their own ignitions, discharged its allotted number of shots in 17 rain. 12 sec., and made, Bull's eyes, 24 ; centres, 41; (iters, 20 ; ricochets, 3 ; misses, 12— total marks, 259. Three tnissfires also occurred with this weapon, but they were all connected with the same charge, which was then drawn and replaced by another, when no further difficulty occurred. Bearing in mind that the Cooper rifle, unlike its predecessors, had to be capped before every discharge, its 100 rounds were got through with wonderful rapidity. They were all fired .in 15 minutes, but the pace told on the steadiness of aim, for th e score made w h en the rounds were exhausted was the foll ow i ng : —Bul l' s eyes, 4; n ' 9 ; outers, 13; ric oc h ets, 19; misses, 55—total marks, 69. A fourth competitor en t ered and began his 100 shots,e rtio f o und there was s omethingdefective in the spring central, but of the hammer, which it was necessary to remedy before proceeding further. Oth er gunraakers w ere on th e groun d, but the state of t he weath er deterred th em f rom commenc - L or d Elcho and General Hay att en d e d to watch the pro ceedings on the p art of the Council. A meeting took place l ast week in one o f the l arge t en t s of at the to'c lock.ill Volunteers this unteers now present at the great national rifle contest. The obj ec t of the gathering was for the purpose of org anisin g com mittees for se l ec ti ng " t e ams" to represent that imp ortant countinol morning, when the c ompetition will be resumed of all York s hi re, y, boasting of some of the to presi i d r e a . b.l H . is lordship adverted to the crack shots of the kingdom, bozh in the small bore and the Enfield national rifle contests at Wimbledon. Lord Bolton of such an organisation, and made some pertinent remarks, which met the cordial approbation of all present. It Was agreed upon that the advantages called and the gentlemen should form Ensign Thomas, Halifax ; Captain co mmittees for the several to the carrying out of the object : West Riding—Captain Mackie, Wakefield; Captain Har rison, F. Chapman, Bedale. East Riding— E ridings,wfollowingen York.w ith a view North Riding —Captain Scroope, adjourned until the York D. : i : a o jn n .b , yT ß hHo o ar t nl h l e e ; y r Rotherham Thos, Harland, Brid lington. Captain Harrison, hon.d.secretary. After these espec ially to the crack shots of the meo ,: ir q t th H e Hull; Lieut, . - r , Doubtless under itself at such auspices, the association will commend itself at once to the notice and support of the Whole of the Yorkshire ceopnptoeisntt,mvie,hnitcshththekmeseeptliancge neat month, which Among the various V gr o e l a u t n c t o e u er n s t , y. and more • s telescopes -We noticed in use at several of the targets, and which attracted considerable at tention by reason of the clearness with which it showed the mark of the bullet on the disc, was the new achromatic one manufactured by the Messrs. Solomons, of Albemarle street, which we were informed is published at a very low price by this firm, in order that it may be within the reach of every volunteer for rifle contests and observation. c a S u nday last 73arriasthhcehruurenhendoi; far yinfgro ARISH CHU RC H. —Oa the forenoon of IN A P E XTRAORDINARY SCENE gyman had en tered early and was seated in the p ul p it, famnd the indecorous banks deco rons of scenethe Dee.occ u rr T ed he in ter quietly glancing over his MS., and the precento r was p r actising the tunes for the day with his choir, the church oth erwise being as yet unoccupied except one pew, the con gregation having not yet assembled. Tho occupant of this particular pew had, it would appear, a reason for being early, apart from the commendable habit cf promptitude for its own sake. He is the new tenant of a farm, and his predecessor in it had not attended the Established Church, and consequently did not require the pew, w hi c h had, however, continued to be occupied by the tenant who was his predecessor in the farm. This latter,who had quitted the farm 19 Tears ago, had shown no disposition to give up his occupancy at the call ( f the new tenant, who. having duly certified himself as to the pew that belonged to him as tenant, had gone early to church, in the spirit of the maxim that "posses sion is nine points in law." Tho old tenant, however, came into church when matters were going on as described, and ordered him to clear out. This he refused to do, where upon the old occupant seized him by the throat, and pro ceeded to drag him out by sheer force. In the scuffle that ensued, the new tenant's collar and shirt front were torn and damaged, and are now in the hands of the fiscal of a neighbouring county town, forming a sort of corpus delicti in whatever civil or criminal proceedings may be deemed necessary as a fitting wind-up to this rather unseemly ecclesiastical encounter, Aberdeen ,Free ,Press, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday the committee of the House of Lords concluded their labours by passing the bills for the metropolitan district railways, the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Steamboat Traffic Bill, the Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway, and the London and North Western and Charing cross Railway. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, May 7, at three. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brolly), Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed; and TIII4I SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OP TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Sat rday), at 8 ; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUSTRATION, Pi, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, ls., 28;; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. Director. Mr. F. Jongtmans. To-morrow Evening, , , THE MERRY WIVES OF WIND SOR, by Otto Nicolai. Comedy by UNSWORTFI and EUGENE, Mr. T. Macho:an, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), Sze., tto. Admission--Area, 6cl. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. Gd. Open every Evening. Prlneo Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented comrany, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Pow. r, Air. T. Maelagan, W. Jester, &o. dzo A dmlssion—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. The auditors of this company (Mr. J. Pilcher and Mr. J. C. Fitzmaurice) report that after checking the bankers' balances by personal inquiry, and the stores accounts by being present at the half yearly stocktaking of the several depots, also comparing the dividend warrants issued with the capital on which they are payable, and after a careful exami nation of the sums charged off to capital at the end of the half-year, they have certified the accounts appended to the report as being in accordance with the books and documents of the company, and a true abstract of their monthly audit of the past six months. They also state the Parliamentary charges for the session of 1863 charged to capital account amounted to £28,724, of which the sum of £28,803 was incurred in opposing the Beckenham, Lewes, and Brighton Bill, and £4,921 in opposing the Tun bridge Wells and Eastbourne Bills and other schemes. They repeat their former opinion that all checks should be drawn payable to order, and every one of them crossed. The locomotive superintendent and resident engineer have certified to the auditors the efficient state of the rolling stock and of the permanent way, and that the latter is being strengthened by the introduction of additional sleepers. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN. SHIRE. It appears that during the past half-year the locomotive engines of this company were in the aggregate 203,628 hours in steam, of which 100,672 hours were spent in running with the trains, 60,230 hours in shunting at stations, and 42,726 hours in standing. The quantity of eoke consumed was 3,483 cwts., and the coal consumed 501,859 ewts.; against 20,248 cwts. of coke and 416,808 cwts. of coal consumed in the corresponding half of 1863. The cost per hour working, in conse quence of the increased price of coals, was 15.36 d. against 12.381. for the corresponding period of last year. The total mileage run by the engines during• the half year was 1,478,288 miles against 1,400,241 miles for the corresponding half of 1863, showing an increase of 78,047 miles run, the cost per mile being 1.674, caused by the strike in the South Yorkshire coal district, against 1.41 d. in the corre sponding half of 1863. The working of the trains daring the half-year showed that 34,087 passenger trains were run, of which 26,829 trains arrived in time, and 7,174 above five minutes after time. The number of goods trains was 10.055, of which 6,373 arrived in time, and 3,143 above five minutes after time. The number of coal trains was 6,849, of which 4,916 arrived in time, and 1,774 above five i minutes after time. The average number of car riages in the passenger trains was 61, the average number of waggons, &c., in the goods trains was 391 and in the coal trains 281. PNEUMATIC DESPATCH (LIMITED). The report of the directors states that they fully expected to have been able to announce to the shareholders that the first portion of the line from Euston to Holborn was completed, and the system in operation upon a large scale with the full-sized tube. The necessary works will, however, yet re quire from a month to six weeks to complete; and under these circumstances the general meeting, whicn must, according to the resolution of the Ist of August last, take place in the month of July, will be held on the 30th inst. pro forma, and adjourned until a day to be then named, when the first portion of the line will be finished, and the directors will be able to submit to the shareholders complete state ments of the costs, and the result of the working of the first section of the large tube. Murder and Suicide, Yesterday the police received information that a murder had been committed in Smith-street, Samors-town, and upon proceeding to No. 15 in that street they found that their information was correct. In a coal cellar in a back kitchen the body of a woman had been found concealed, and in the last stage of putrefaction, It appears that for some years past the woman, whose proper name was Rasilla Bishop, bad been living with a man named James Brown, a carpenter. This man, although merely a journeyman, had saved money and was proprietor of several houses in the neighbourhood. He was about 50 years of age, while the deceased was only about 35. They lived in the above named house as man and wife, and occupied the two par lours and back kitchen, the front kitchen and first floor be ing let off to lodgers. They had been in the habit of drink ing and quarrelling. On Tuesday morning last both of them were seen about together, and they were then appa rently on the best terms. A short time afterwards they were heard quarrelling in the back kitchen. The deceased was heard to scream as if in great agony, and then to fall heavily. This did not create any surprise, and, in fact, one of the next-door neighbours remarked that the quarrel be tween Brown and his wife was soon over, and that they had soon made matters up, as all was quiet. Brown was seen about the house as usual that day and the next. He said that he and his wife had had a row and that she had left him. No notice was taken of the fact that the man did not return, as he had given out that he had got work at the docks, and he had before been known not to return till the Saturday night. On the Saturday night he returned. His son, a youth, called to see him, and they, it is stated, had supper, end then retired to rest, both of them sleeping in the same bed. At the usual hour on Sunday morning both got up, and as it was supposed that the murdered woman did not intend to return, Brown was invited to take dinner with his lodger on the first floor, and he did so. Before dinner he was asked why he did not return sooner, and he replied that he did not like to do so, as he thought he would give his wife an opportuaity of coming back, and was surprised that she had not done so. He ate a hearty dinner, and late on Sunday night retired, as it was thought, to bed, he at the time being as cheerful as usual. Yesterday morning an old woman who occupies the front kitchen noticed a strong smell in the house, which apparently had its origin in the back kitchen. About 12 o'clock a neighbour came in, and in speaking about the smell remarked that it was strange that the deceased woman had not been seen since the day her screams were heard. She suggested that the deceased had been murdered, and that the bad smell arose from the body. She tried the back kitchen door, and finding that she could not get admission there she and the lodger went into the yard and looked into the room. Everything appeared to be in proper order, ,but, the woman's'suspicions being aroused, she determined on entering the room. The window was forced and the woman entered, and found, on opening a door, the dead body of the deceased crushed into a small closet under the stairs, with the head downward. The police were sent for, and Inspector Gibson, of the S division, and Police-constable Woodrow, 165 S, immediately attended. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition, but an examination of it by Dr Sutherin, of St. Pancras-road, and Dr Jackson, of Brewer.street, showed that a deep wound had been inflicted on the back of the head before death. In. spector Gibson, finding both parlour doors shut and locked, proceeded to break open the door of the front parlour. On entering he was surprised to find the body of Brown hang ing close to the folding door, Round the neck was a clothes lisle. The Inspector immediately cut down the body and the doctors pronounced that the deceased had been dead many hours. The murderer, although only a few inches from the ground, had to hang his head on one side to make the rope tight. By some it is supposed that the wound which killed the woman was caused by a kick, and by others that it was done by some blunt instrument. This latter notion was formed by the police ; but, although a strict search was made, no instrument calculated to produce the wound which caused the death of the deceased was found that had the least trace of blood on it. A small knife, how ever, was found smeared with blood, but that was not the weapon that inflicted the wound. The man, when hanging, had no boots or coat on, and on the police examining the coat he wore at dinner yesterday with the lodger they found marks as of blood on it, and in the pocket a case containing two rezors which had apparently been recently sharpened. The deceased woman is described as having been of very prepossessing appearance and of the most cleanly habits, as her dress and the appearance of the house generally de noted. It is stated that she was a married woman, that her husband is alive and resides and works at Birmingham, and that sho has had no children, The murderer is also said to have been married, and it is stated that his wife and family are now living. . _ Dr. LankLstor, the coroner, has been informed of the discovery of the bodies, and it is stated that, owing to the decomposed state of the woman, tha inquest will be held this day (Tuesday). n `:' STAMPED ....sd. The Military Riots in Rendsburg, DRESDEN, July 23. The following official report has been received here from General von Hake, commanding the Federal troops in Holstein, of the disturbanccs between Prussian and Saxon and Hanoverian sol diers in Rendsburg on the 18th inst. : " Altona, July 20. " Upon the 17th a quarrel arose in a dancing house outside Itendsburg, between Prussian soldiers upon the one side and Saxons and Hanoverians on the other. It was ultimately settled by the non commissioned officers on duty without calling for further assistance. " The affair, however, seems to have given rise to further lamentable excesses upon the 18th, the fol lowing day, which unfortunately did not pass over without numerous wounds being inflicted by both the parties in dispute. These were the men of the Prussian 15th Infantry Regiment end of an Artil lery company quartered in Rendsburg, and the non• commissioned officers and men of the 3d Hano verian Infantry. In addition to the bad feeling previously obtaining between the men, and the want of sufficient precaution to prevent such conflicts, was the unfortunate circumstance that the barracks in which the Hanoverians were quartered are situ. ated in the same street as the Prussian hospitals, and in their immediate neighbourhood. Notwithstand ing that the excesses were confined to isolated con flicts in various parts of the Neuwerk suburb, and that the Saxon and Hanoverian troops readily obeyed the tatoo which was beaten at 9 p,m. the Prussian commandant of the Kronwerk, Major von Hake, attached so much impor. ance to an entirely unfounded report that the Hanoverians intended to storm the above mentioned hospitals, that he required the protection of the two companies of the 15th Infan try cantoned in Oster and Wester Roenfeld. " This step was taken without reference to the Hanoverian commandant at Rendsburg, Colonel Demmer, but also without his offering any opposition, although he was upon the spot and in communication with Major von Hake. " The accounts of both parties coincide in stating that the Hanoverians were in their quarters by half-past nine. Towards 10 o'clock the Prussian companies arrived, loaded with ball, bivouacked until towards morning upon the parade square, and sent out continually strong patrols. By one of these patrols four Hanoverian non-commissioned officers, returning from visiting headquarters, were Wounded after 10 o'clock. This is according to Hanoverian reports, the carrectness of which the Prussians deny. "The only circumstance that appears in any way to justify such extraordinary measures may be that the Hanoverians quartered in the aforesaid barracks created unnecessary disturbance in the street before the hospitals, and may very probably have abused the Prussians. The atone-throwing with which they are charged has, at least, injured nobody, and the stones must also have been thrown through opened windows, as the panes are reported intact. "The whole affair was confined to a mere excess, such as will happen among mixed garrisons, parti cularly where, as here, one class of troops, having served with distinction against the enemy, is per haps inclined to be more exacting than at other times, and the other class does not feel inclined to submit. At any rate, the mutual position is diffi cult, and requires tact and good sense to be brought 10 a fortunate issue. But 111Gjor von Hake has telegraphed in such terms to his Majesty the King of Prussia, in Berlin, and to his Royal Highness Prince Frederick Charles, that two more Prussian companies reached Ilenetsbarg hum &bit:swig yesterday, as reinforcements and for eventful assist ance, and I have good reason to believe that further Prussian detachments are on the march from Kiel. Especial importance and meaning, therefore, ap pears to have been attiichrl to these occurrences. " Yesterday afternoon, as soon as I received the drat report of the disturbances, I immediately sent Colonel von Fabrics to Rendsburg to prevent any recurrence of disorder, and to inform me at the same time of the real position of affairs. The Hanoverian Major-General von dem Knesebeck also received orders to repair to Rendsburg the same evening and examine into and report upon what occurred. I further requested the Prussian commander to adopt the same course as far as possible. Colonel Fabrice will go to-day to the head-quarters of the allied army in Apenrade, to lay before his Royal Highness Prince Frederick Charles, to whom very highly coloured reports have probably been made—our view of what has taken place, and to obviate, if possible, any further concentration of Prussian troops upon Rendsburg and the vicinity. " Finally, I have very respectfully to report that no further disturbances occurred yesterday or last night, and that indeed no reason appears to exist for the assumption that they could be renewed. All requsite measures of precaution have taken place. " GUSTY YON HAKE, Lieut.-General." The following correspondence has taken place in consequence of the disturbances : " PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES OF PRUSSIA TO GENERAL VON HAKE. " I have respectfully to inform your Excellency that the outrages committed within the last few days by soldiers of the Federal garrison against Prussian sentinels and hospitals demand an immediate guarantee against the repetition of such and still further insults and dangers to the chief station and depot of the allied army. "His Majesty, my King and master, has there fore been induced to issue the following order :—I am to take possession of Rendsburg, and make my self master of the place. In consequence of this Major-General von Goben will present himself be fore Rendsburg at noon, upon the 21st, with 6,000 men and two batteries, in readiness to undertake the occupation of the posts. " It will depend upon the moderation, tact, and energy so frequently shown by your Excellency whether this inevitable step, indispensable to the honour of the Prussian army, shall be carried out in such a manner that the regulation of the entire affair may be left to subsequent diplomatic negotia tion." " GENERAL VON HAKE TO PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES• "Your Royal Highness's communication of the inst. has been received by me, having crossed Col. von Fabrice, despatched upon a mission to head quarters. In view of the truthfal explanations which my officer will have given your Royal High ness as to the military riots in Rendsburg, I feel firmly convinced that military measures of so re markable a character would not have been adopted if your Royal Highness had been already in posses sion of my officer's Herbal report. " It is impossible for me, therefore, to consent to the occupation of Rendsburg by Prussian troops, but also clearly out of my power, independent of other important reasons, to think of offering mili tary opposition with a weak garrison of four com panies. " I must therefore dccline all responsibility, and leave your Royal Highnc GS to be answerable fur the consequences. In case of your Royal ni g hnessad- I shall,. hering to the intention you have exp...— .Bed however, for the preamt, withdraw the troops from Rendsburg to avoid a conflict." • It has already been communicated by telegraph that General von Goben occupied the town and i w ith a combined b r i gade fortress of Rendsburg at noon on the 21st. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SO CIETY.—Duriag the five days the show was open at Newcastle last week, 114,281 persons were admitted, and the money taken at the entrances a mounted to £ 8,171 . The aggregate amount take n th e second position as regar d s t h e num b er o f visitors at the Leeds m eetin g was £10,889 ; Newcastle, therefore, oc cupies orsand the =Quilt of money t a k en , v